Charles Conrad Schneider
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Charles Conrad Schneider (* April 24, 1843 – 1916), original name: Carl Conrad Schneider, often referred to as C. C. Schneider, was an American civil engineer and bridge designer.
Schneider was born in Apolda in the Grand Duchy of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach. Having emigrated to the United States, he became known as the chief constructor of the Niagara Cantilever Bridge. He was one of the engineers that were involved in the erection of the Statue of Liberty in 1886[1].
In 1905 Schneider was named president of the American Society of Civil Engineers. He was twice awarded with the Norman medal, that recognizes a paper that makes a definitive contribution to engineering science[2], in 1905 and in 1908.
Schneider also was the head of the team investigating the first collapse of the Quebec Bridge in 1907. At that time he was chief engineer of the American Bridge Company. About 1910 he ran an engineering office together with Frederick C. Kunz in Philadelphia.
[edit] Bridges and buildings
- Niagara Cantilever Bridge, Niagara Falls (New York) / Niagara Falls (Ontario), 1883
- CPR Bridge crossing the Fraser River at Cisco (Siska), 1884
- Washington Bridge, New York City, 1886
- Railway terminal, Jersey City, 1891
